The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-25

''DERaATINE' is the new substance for sole s
has a stronger resistance to wear than leather.
It stitches very we'll, and hence is superior to
india rubber, and gives a better grip in walking
wet surfaces.
Mrs. LIvERMoRE has delivered more than 500
temperance addresses. For many years she has
lectured five nights week for FIVE months in
the year; she travels yearly 25,0 900 miles, besides
working late into the night to maintain her i'm
mense correspondence
In Cleveland dry-gcods houses girls using slang
are find penny per slang. One girl who was
fined ST. lin seventeen minutes said to another
employe: ''You bet they won't fine me again,
and don't you forget it," and she put on her hat
and coat and went home
MISS ALICE FREEMAN. president of Wellesley
College, has received $50 applications from young
women wishing to enter Wellesley next year.
There only 100 places possible at present
Miss Freeman will only be absent one week dur
ing the summer from the college.
Mrs. GEORGE WARD NICHOLS, founder and
proprietor OF the Rookwoodipottery, at Cincin-
natl, enjoys an income of 5000. 000 Mrs. Mich
OILS, who is now Mrs Bellamy Storer, established
the factory at the outset of the craze, and con-
tinues to work in it about five hours per day.
THE English Tories are not an over-decent
set. They are publishing even worse verses
than the following about Mr.. Gladstone
Said Satan L am as full as can be-
But think have hit a plan;
I'll let Ananias and Judas go free
To make room for the Grand Old Man"
TRUST the wide eyed American to take care
of himself wherever his lot may be cast He
CHANGED to be taking airing in London when
the Queens jubilee came along. and knocked
So, 900 clear money out Of it in day by SUBJ
letting building which he had rented on the
line of the procession.
A DAUGHTER of Senator Eustis, of Louisiana.
is the best horseback rider in Washington. She
gave fine exhibition of her accomplishments in
this line on Saturday last OF the Ivy City race
course She leaped her horse over hurdles,
water-jumps and bitches in such a way as to
fairly amaze the dudes present.
PRESIDENT HoPKINs's ideal of college was
IAN institution whore a young man, during the
critical period of transition from boyhood to
manhood, and even later. may have oppo-tu-
nifty to do for himself the best he can do; and
also one that shall do for every such young man
the best that can be done for him."
LOOK here. Gambetta," said Daudet. one day,
'if had intended Numa Roumestan for you
would have taken care there could be no mis-
take about the portrait. 1t is true that both you
and he are rather big in the waist but all meri-
dlonaux [Proveneais are after forty unless they
are as dry as chips; there is no meGiocrity with
u.s."
A GENTLEMAN of Richmond, Va. has offered
prize of $25. a gold medal of that value, at
the option of the winner. as a special premium
for the best essay the subject of .'Self- sup
porting Employment for Ladies in the South ern
States" The award will be made at the Vir-
ginia State fair by committee of three ladies
and three gentlemen to be appointed by the ex-
ecutive committee of the society.
TIMOTHY HOPKINS, the wealthy Californian,
has in his employ butler who is described as
an Oriental costume of silk of great magnifcence
He takes care of Mr. Hopkins's hospitable man
sion in quiet. unobtrusve manner, which is as
pleasing as it is effective. He even has charge
of the wardrobes OF Mr.. and Mrs Hopkins.
When Mrs. Hopkins dresses for ball the
Chinese butler lays out her costume, selects ner
jewels, and never makes bluuder.
WHEN Amos Cummings and Joe Howard were
young reporters both were assigned to the fu-
neral of a prominent man where reporters
vigorously excluded from the church at the re-
quest of a relative of the deceased. Neither
knew that the other had the funeral to write up.
Cummings knew the undertaken, and got him to
permit him to be one Of the principal mourners.
When Cummings got In the church he sur
prised to see Howard opposite himself next a
bishop. and dressed an Episcopal clergyman.
Each thought he had a beat on all the other
papers till then.
Mr. GLADSTONE relates that when he was
to expostulate with liberal workman who was
taking part in the reform agitation. Mr.. Glad
stone urged him to beware of these revolutionary
notions, and besought him to take warning by
the fate of France. The honest workman lis
ened respectively for time and then broke ont
with q reply which Mr.. Gladstone to this day ad-
mits was conclusive. Damn your foreign
tions" said he. "What has that got to do with
old England" Mr.. Gladstone thinks English
men to-day are too apt to assume just that atti-
tude toward foreign opinion on home rule.
THE Rev. John Jasper says he has preached
his famous "Sun do Move" sermon about hun
dred times. II preached it first" he says, sin
1878. Since then have had offers from ali over
this country and from London, Paris and other
places to go and preach it; but refused em all
cause didn't think it would be right to leave
my people. One man offered me $500 to 60
London and preach the sermon. He even said
he would pay me the money first, and that
wouldn't have to walk step between hero and
Europe, and wouldn't have to walk step after
got there He is now very old, but hale and
vigorous "Soon after I first delivered this SER
mon here in Richmond" he says. Il went to
Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia, and
when / came back great revival was going on,
aud one day baptized 301 people without coming
out of the water. That laid up for awhile.
Never had but three attacks of sickness in my
life. Since was sick last December my appetite
has not been as good as it used to be. Yes, I'm
in mighty good health for an old man like me-"